Kabul (BNA) In a ceremony inaugurating the Non-Governmental Organizations’ national conference, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said he hoped not to see the failure of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations repeated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a statement from the presidential Palace said Sunday.
The president at the threshold of the inaugural ceremony asked the non-governmental organizations for doing more for ensuing transparency, accountability, balance, quality, effectiveness, productiveness, equality and sustainability in their expenditures, said the statement.
“Spending of up to $850 million by the non-governmental organizations, in 2016 (1395) has turned them into our considerable partner,” said the president. The president thanked the non-governmental organizations for the effectiveness of their short-term, med-term and long-term activities and said that in the health area, what the Emergency Hospital is doing each day is the achievements of the non-governmental organizations in cooperation with the people of Afghanistan.
“The hospital has saved thousands of the Afghan’s lives and is appreciable. Likewise the French Hospital, which is funded by the Agha Khan Foundation has brought change in the lives of thousands of children and women,” the president added.
The president hoped the health centers donated by the non-governmental organizations to expand their operation in other provinces of the country, the statement quoted.
The president also appreciated other health organizations, including the Medicine Sands’ Frontiers who resumed activity in the northern Kunduz province, activities and national spirit of the Afghan Doctors Network in Europe, India and Iran, Demining Institutions and Seed of Hope institution as well as Zardozi and Nes-e-Dunya, which are working for supporting women, Swedish committee and Transparency Watch etc. for their hard work for the Afghan people.
Minister of Economy and Director of AKBAR also spoke at the ceremony and provided details about their activities and support to the people.

Monday, March 12, 2018
Pul-e-Khomri (BNA) First round of Polio vaccination spring program started in Baghlan province yesterday.
Dr. Abdul Halim Ghafari deputy of public health department of Baghlan said BNA, in this round, approximately 300,000 children under 5 to be vaccinated in that province.
T. Yarzada

Jalalabad (BNA) A drug narcotic dealer was held in Nangarhar province.
The man has been detained while selling drug to adducted people in the province.
Hazrat Hosain Mashriqiwal police spokesman of Nangarhar province told BNA the detained man has been arrested with tens kg of drugs.
He is under investigation by police forces.
T. Yarzada

Jalalabad (BNA) A drug narcotic dealer was held in Nangarhar province.
The man has been detained while selling drug to adducted people in the province.
Hazrat Hosain Mashriqiwal police spokesman of Nangarhar province told BNA the detained man has been arrested with tens kg of drugs.
He is under investigation by police forces.
T. Yarzada

Lashkargah (BNA) Ten armed insurgents were killed in a series of Afghan security forces air raids in Helmand province last night.
The insurgents were targeted while organizing a series of attacks in suburb of Sangeen District.
A senior commander of ANA in the south of the country told BNA, ten insurgents killed in the operation.
He added, several strongholds of Taliban have been demolished.
Another report says that the security officials discovered two weapons caches of Taliban in Helmand province.
According to security official of Helmand, numerous of heavy and light weapons were seized from the caches.
Meanwhile the security officials of Helmand province reported from discovering and defusing of six mines from vicinity of Lashkargah city.
According to reports, the mines were placed by Taliban in crowded areas of the mentioned District.
T. Yarzada

Kabul (BNA) Four militants including deputy police chief of the province were killed in an air raid of security and defense forces in Kabul-Jalalabad highway.
According to national defense ministry press office to BNA, the Afghan air forces conducted operation on hideouts of insurgents in Tangi Abrishom region, Kabul-Jalalabad highway belonged to Soroobi District, Kabul province, in which four rebels were killed and three others have been wounded.
Likewise, the NDS officials carried out another clearing operation in Nejrab District, Kapisa province, in which deputy shadow governor of insurgents was killed and two others have been wounded.
Another report says, clearing operation took place by coalition forces drone on strongholds of Daesh terrorist group, which caused killing of six Daesh fighters.
T. Yarzada

Ghazni (BNA) Officials of Ghazni province said that attack of Taliban repelled by security forces in Zankhan District, Ghazni province.
According to BNA report, Aref Noori spokesman for Ghazni governor told BNA, the checkpoints of the District were targeted by attack of Taliban, which were faced with sever resistance of security forces.
He said, clash occurred between security forces and Taliban, five insurgents including three Pakistani militants were killed and six others have been injured.
In the clash, two security forces were martyred and three others have been injured.
T. Yarzada

Jalalabad City (BNA) About 40 loyalists of Islamic State for Syria and Iraq (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during latest air and ground attacks carried out by Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province last night.
The ISIS loyalists targeted and killed in Chaparhar, Pacheragam, Koot and Dor Baba districts of the province.
A commander of Sylab army corps in the east of the country told BNA reporter, 40 ISIS fighters were killed following the raids
Several hideouts of the terrorist groups along with its military equipment have been destroyed during the attacks, the source added.
According to another report, Afghan security personnel by discovering and defusing three round of different type of mines succeeded to prevent series of blasts in crowded areas of Nangarhar province.
At the same time, a weapon storage belonging terrorist group have been seized by Afghan security personnel in Heska Mina district, Nangarhar province.
Some heavy and light weapons have been discovered from the storages.
The militants have used the storage in their terrorist and destructive activities, local officials said.
T/M.A.Ansari

Kabul (BNA) The recent incident in Kabul once again proved that there are certain groups in level of the region who are seeking to establish ethnical and religious discrimination among Afghan people.
BNA social affairs analyst commenting on the issue writes recently a terrorist tried to reach himself in to a gathering launched by sympathizers of Abdul Ali Mazi on the occasion of 23rd anniversary of his martyrdom. Also, the brave police personnel prevented him to reach his main target, but succeeded to carry a suicide attack near the site of the gathering, as a result of which three police and six civilians martyred.
IS claimed the responsibility of this criminal act. The group also earlier claimed the responsibility of the attacks on Imam Zaman Mosque and Taibat Cultural Center run by our Shia compatriots. Taliban always deny involvement in such incidents. However Afghan people make no any distinction between IS and Taliban, they are terrorist groups both of them linked and by a foreign intelligence service and receive instruction from a single source. This is mentionable that Afghans make no any difference between Taliban and IS, because IS came out from Taliban in Afghanistan. As Mullah Hebatullah the leader of Taliban, some months ago while visiting Helmand which took place clandestinely instructed his followers to act coordinately with IS because, there is no any difference between the procedures, both groups follow. What increase the concerns of Afghan people is accelerating terrorist attacks on sacred sites, political meetings and on people’s gatherings organized and launch mostly by the followers of Shia religion. The aim of such attacks is to create discord among Afghan ethnic groups and the followers of various religious sects. This heinous goal follows by the intelligence services of the region to disrupt Afghan community. The above facts clearly indicate that tremendous conspiracies against Afghan people are under way. Therefore the situation requires a political conscientious from every Afghan to say no to all kinds of decimations including religious, ethnical and linguistic prejudices and building a real and strong national unity foil the conspiracies of the enemies of this country and provide the ground for ensuring peace and tranquility of our innocent and long suffering people.
Abdul Khalil Minawi
BNA Director General